The implant is removed while the ball abutment is untightened; the sinus floor is present.  It appears that a longer and larger implant is necessary; a 4.5x10 mm dummy implant is unable to be seated deep or achieve primary stability (Fig.10). 

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 09/14/2020, last revision 09/14/2020